FAQ

What is an affiliate program?

Affiliate programs are partnerships whereby an online merchant website pays affiliate websites a commission for qualified traffic. You can find affiliate programs in many sectors. It has become a full-time job for many people.

The Goldbroker.com affiliate program allows the affiliate to earn money by recruiting people who will invest in physical gold and silver through Goldbroker.com. You can recruit customers in different ways: email, social networking.

Customers can also become affiliates and earn commissions recommending goldbroker.com to their contacts.

How are commissions calculated?

Our affiliates receive 20% of the net margin realised on purchases and storage services during the customer's lifetime.

When and how do I get paid?

We pay via bank wire or Paypal. Affiliate payments are made at the end of each month. You can also directly invest the money you earned in physical gold or silver. We send payment to affiliates only after a minimum of $100 is due.

Commissions will be paid solely upon validation by Goldbroker.com. Our team takes a thorough look at transformation rates and ratios of affiliate accounts. Any statistical anomaly shall be justified to Goldbroker.com prior to releasing commission payments.

What marketing tools are available to promote Goldbroker.com?

Many tools are available to our affiliates for free: banners, text links, buttons, gold price widgets, and an investment simulation widget. To get them, log into your affiliate account and click on "Marketing Tools".

What is the lifetime of cookies?

When a customer clicks on your link, it is possible that he doesn’t create a customer account immediately. It may be possible that this customer comes back on Goldbroker.com without using your affiliate link. But a cookie was placed, and it doesn’t expire for one year. So, even if the customer signs up to Goldbroker.com two months after clicking on your link, you still earn the commission generated by the customer.

What do the columns in the reporting chart represent?

The first column is for the date; the second shows you how many times your banners have been posted, the third represents the number of clicks on your affiliate link and banners; and; the fourth one shows the number of registrations generated via your affiliate account. The “customers” column indicates the number of referred users that have invested in gold or silver. The "commission" column shows the amount of your earnings.

Is it possible to link to one of your articles or pages, with my affiliate tracking still taken into account?

Yes it's possible and we also strongly recommend it. Just copy the URL that you want to show your visitor, and add "#" and your affiliate "ID" at the end.

What practices are forbidden by Goldbroker.com?

All registrations have to be accomplished in a “natural” fashion. Commissions will not be paid to affiliates who recruit customers by using the following practices:

Incentives (paying an internet user for the accomplishment of an action) are strictly forbidden by our affiliate program.

Spamming (sending unsolicited e-mails) is forbidden. All e-mailing must be done under CNIL guidelines and provide all legal mentions for unsubscribing.

You are not allowed to promote Goldbroker.com through Search Engine Marketing platforms such as Google Adwords, Facebook Ads, and so on.

Fictitious accounts: Our affiliates may not open an account under a false identity in order to generate commissions on their own purchases.

No commission will be paid for signups by you, your household, or anyone within your organization.

Depending on the nature of the fraud, sanctions may go from a simple warning to removal of earnings, or even to deletion of the affiliate account.